ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â SEPTEMBER Â 26, Â 2013
KARL LINDHOLM
Impossible  Dream  II: Red  Sox  surprise fans  everywhere It  happened  once  before,  a  long  time  ago.  In  the  summer  of  1966,  the  Red  6R[ ZHUH D EDG WHDP 7KH\ ÂżQLVKHG in  ninth  place  with  72  wins  and  90  losses,  26  games  behind  Baltimore,  who  won  the  AL  pennant  and  then  swept  the  Dodgers  in  the  Series.  The  following  year,  as  many  will  recall,  was  the  so-Âcalled  “Impossible  Dreamâ€?  season.  With  new  manag- er  Dick  Williams  barking  orders  and  Carl  Yastrzemski  playing  out  of  his  mind,  the  Red  Sox  were  92-Â70,  won  the  AL  pennant,  and  took  the  Cards  to  seven  games  in  the  World  Series. The  pennant  race  came  down  to  the  last  day,  Oct.  1.  The  Red  Sox,  Tigers,  and  Twins  all  had  a  shot  at  the  title,  but  the  Red  Sox  defeated  the  Twins  at  Fenway,  5-Â3  (Yaz  went  4-Â4),  and  a  couple  of  hours  later  the  Tigers  lost  to  the  Angels,  and  victory  was  ours.  I,  however,  missed  it.  Missed  the  whole  ’67  season,  just  about.  Didn’t  see  a  single  game.  I  was  preoccupied  with  other  things,  hard  as  that  is  to  believe.  Less  than  a  week  after  I  gradu- ated  from  Middlebury  College  in  the  spring  of  1967,  I  was  2,000  miles  away,  spending  my  summer  at  scenic  Fort  Polk,  Louisiana,  at  Basic  Train- ing  in  the  Army,  and  after  that,  med- ics’  “schoolâ€?  in  San  Antonio  at  Fort  Sam  Houston.  Forty-Âsix  years  later,  the  Red  Sox  again  are  in  the  midst  of  an  Impos- sible  Dream  season  (OK,  if  not  “im- possible,â€?  how  about  “improbable,â€?  or  “wicked  surprisingâ€?  at  least). $ VHDVRQ DIWHU ÂżQLVKLQJ GHDG ODVW in  their  Division,  the  AL  East,  with  a  miserable  69-Â93  record,  here  they  are  with  the  best  record  in  all  of  baseball,  headed  for  the  play-Âoffs.  Incroyable! And  I’m  missing  this  one  too,  5,700  miles  from  Boston,  here  in  Cameroon,  Africa,  where  there  is  no  Red  Sox  frenzy  that  I  can  detect.  “Bazeball?  Qu-Âest-Âce  que  c’est?â€? I  must  admit  that  I  have  felt  lib- erated  at  times  from  my  Red  Sox  obligations.  At  home  in  Vermont,  I  (See  Lindholm,  Page  3B)
SPORTS
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY BRISTOL  —  The  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  girls’  and  boys’  FURVV FRXQWU\ UXQQHUV HDFK ÂżQLVKHG third  among  four  teams  on  Tuesday  in  the  Eagles’  only  home  meet  of  the  season. The  Eagle  girls  were  paced  by  senior  Natalie  May,  who  was  The Eagle VL[WK LQ girls were while  junior  paced by Chris  Carter  took  fourth  to  senior lead  the  Mount  Natalie Abe  boys.  May, who Rice  won  the  was sixth girls’  competi- in 22:12, tion  with  45  while junior points,  edging  Chris Carter Milton  (47),  by  took fourth followed  the  Eagles  with  to lead the 66  and  Missis- Mount Abe quoi  with  82.  boys. Runners  from  Richford  and  Enosburg  ran  as  independents,  and  5LFKIRUGÂśV 6WHSK *ULIÂżQ ZRQ WKH JLUOVÂś UDFH LQ Rice  more  easily  won  the  boys’  competition,  scoring  29  points,  fol- lowed  again  by  Milton  (60),  Mount  Abe  (74),  and  (MVU)  79.  Rice’s  Oli-Â
THE  MOUNT  ABRAHAM  Union  High  School  girls’  cross-Âcountry  team  breaks  away  from  the  start  line  of  the  school’s  invitational  cross-Âcountry  PHHW 7XHVGD\ DIWHUQRRQ 7KH (DJOH JLUOV DQG ER\V ERWK ÂżQLVKHG LQ WKLUG SODFH ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
YHU :RRG VHW WKH SDFH LQ The  Mount  Abe  coaches  said  the  meet  ran  smoothly,  in  part  because  of  recent  improvements  made  to  the  school’s  cross-Âcountry  trails.  Coach  Brent  Crum  called  them  “the  best  that  I  have  ever  seen  them  and  probably  the  best  that  they  have Â
ever  been.â€? Masterson  Excavating,  in  particu- lar  recent  Mount  Abe  graduate  Josh  Masterson,  donated  equipment  to  widen  and  upgrade  trails,  and  Chris  Cram  donated  equipment  operating  time,  Crum  said.  Other  volunteers  joined  in  on  a  recent  Sunday  after-Â
noon  to  widen  one  stretch  of  trail  to  6WHSK *ULI¿Q 5LFKIRUG accommodate  multiple  runners,  he  1DWDOLH 0D\ 0W $EH said.  Crum  is  still  seeking  more  vol- 13.  Genevieve  Chiola,  Mt.  Abe,  unteers  and  equipment  and  may  be  reached  at  bcrum@anesu.org.  14.  Bakari  Olivetti,  Mt.  Abe,  7XHVGD\œV WRS JLUOVœ ¿QLVKHU RYHU- DOO DQG WRS VHYHQ 0RXQW $EH ¿QLVK- 6DUDK 6RGDUR 0W $EH (See  Cross  country,  Page  2B) HUV ZHUH
(DJOHV UHPDLQ SHUIHFW 98+6 ZLQV 7LJHUV IDOO A D D I S O N  COUNTY  —  In  lo- cal  high  school  boys’  soccer  action  on  Tuesday,  Mount  Abraham  won  on  the  road  to  reach  the  midpoint  of  the  regular  season  with  an  unbeaten  record,  Vergennes  won  at  home  in  double  overtime  to  reach  .500,  and  Middlebury  lost  at  home.  Otter  Valley  (3-Â3)  was  idle  earlier  this  week.  EAGLES The  Eagles  scored  three  times  in Â
each  half  on  the  way  to  a  6-Â1  win  at  Mis- sisquoi  that  pushed  their  record  to  7-Â0;Íž  WKH\ DUH LQ ÂżUVW SODFH in  Division  II.  Ethan  White’s  three  goals  led  Mount  Abe,  and  Calvin  Joos,  Aiden  White-ÂPifer  and  Rider  Mac- Crellish  also  found  the  net.  COMMODORES Liam  Hayes  converted  a  feed  from  Dana  Ambrose  with  40  sec- onds  left  in  the  second  overtime  to  (See  Boys’  soccer,  Page  3B)
boys’ soccer
WRAP-UP
Panther eleven opens with win vs. Polar Bears
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/23  OV  vs.  Fair  Haven   .........................  4-Â0 Girls’ Soccer 9/23  Mill  River  vs.  MUHS  ........................  4-Â1 Boys’ Soccer 9/24  VUHS  vs.  Milton   .................  2-Â1  (2OT) 9/24  Rice  vs.  MUHS   ..............................  7-Â0 9/24  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Missisquoi   ...................  6-Â1 COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Soccer 9/24  Midd.  vs.  Lesley  ..............................  5-Â0
Schedule
(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)
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ScoreBOARD
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football 9/27  CVU  at  MUHS   ..........................  7  p.m. 9/28  MSJ  at  OV   ................................  1  p.m. 9/28  Mount  Abe  at  Windsor   ..............  1  p.m. 10/4  MUHS  at  Mt.  Anthony   ...............  7  p.m. 10/5  OV  at  Poultney   .........................  3  p.m. 10/5  Oxbow  at  Mt.  Abe   .....................  3  p.m. Field Hockey 9/27  Essex  at  Mt.  Abe   .......................  4  p.m. 9/28  MUHS  at  Colchester   ...............  11  a.m. 9/28  Hartford  at  OV   ........................  11  a.m. 10/1  MUHS  at  Burlington   .............  3:45  p.m. 10/1  Mt.  Abe  at  Colchester   ..........  3:45  p.m. 10/3  Burlington  at  Mt.  Abe   ...........  3:45  p.m. 08+6 DW 0W 0DQV¿HOG  .........3:45  p.m. 10/3  OV  at  Woodstock   ......................  4  p.m. Girls’ Soccer 9/28  Proctor  at  OV   ..........................  10  a.m. 9/28  Missisquoi  at  VUHS   ................  10  a.m. 9/28  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ....................  10  a.m. 10/1  VUHS  at  GMVS   ........................  4  p.m. 10/1  MUHS  at  Rutland   ......................  4  p.m. 10/1  OV  at  Burr  &  Burton   ..................  4  p.m. 10/1  Mt.  Abe  at  Rice   .........................  4  p.m. 10/4  Mt.  Abe  at  Milton   .......................  4  p.m. 10/4  Mill  River  at  OV   .........................  4  p.m. 10/4  Missisquoi  at  MUHS   .................  4  p.m. 10/4  Rice  at  VUHS   ...........................  4  p.m. Boys’ Soccer 9/24  Milton  at  VUHS   ....................  4:30  p.m. 9/24  MUHS  at  Rice   ......................  4:30  p.m. 9/24  Mt.  Abe  at  Missisquoi   ...........  4:30  p.m.
ALSO IN THIS SECTION:
3$17+(5 -81,25 &$57(5 7DOJR LV WULSSHG XS E\ /HVOH\ 8QLYHUVLW\ MXQLRU (PLO\ -RKQVWRQ GXULQJ Tuesday’s  game  at  Dragone  Field.  Middlebury  won  the  game,  5-Â0. ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
Panther women’s soccer on the rise By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  —  The  Middle- bury  College  women’s  soccer  team  opened  its  season  with  two  disap- pointments,  an  overtime  loss  at  Amherst  when  the  Panthers  were  missing  their  entire  freshman  class  GXH WR D VFKHGXOLQJ FRQĂ€LFW DQG a  weather-Âshortened  tie  at  Keene  State,  a  game  they  were  dominat- ing. But  since  then,  the  Panthers  have  looked  like  the  team  that  played  well  enough  in  2012  to  host  an Â
NCAA  Division  III  regional,  the  program’s  seventh  NCAA  appear- ance. Middlebury  (4-Â1-Â1  overall,  2-Â1  NESCAC)  has  won  four  straight,  including  victories  on  Saturday  and  Tuesday  against  previously  undefeated  teams,  2-Â1  at  NESCAC  foe  Bowdoin  on  Saturday,  and  5-Â0  against  visiting  Lesley  on  Tuesday. Coach  Peter  Kim  said  after  Tues- day’s  convincing  win  over  region- ally  ranked  Lesley  (7-Â1-Â1)  he  is  happy  with  the  way  the  Panthers Â
responded  to  the  early  adversity,  which  also  included  all-ÂAmerican  goalie  Elizabeth  Foody  missing  time  with  an  injury. “They’re  coming  along  at  a  good  clip.  They  had  a  setback  at  the  be- ginning  against  Amherst.  We  went  with  half  our  team,  and  we  domi- nated  the  game.  We  thought  we  ZHUH GHÂżQLWHO\ WKH EHWWHU WHDP DQG we  kind  of  wore  out  at  the  end  and  made  a  dumb  mistake.  I  think  that  was  a  big  mental  setback,â€?  Kim  (See  Panther  soccer,  Page  4B)
BRUNSWICK,  Maine  —  The  Middlebury  College  football  team  opened  with  a  27-Â5  win  at  Bowdoin  Saturday  in  the  NESCAC  and  season  opener  for  both  squads.  Panther  quarterback  McCallum  Foote  threw  for  362  yards  and  three  touchdowns  as  the  Panthers  won  in  %UXQVZLFN IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH VLQFH 2001.   Foote  went  36-Âfor-Â59  overall  and  overcame  two  interceptions  in  the  victory.  William  Sadik-ÂKhan  was  his  top  target,  catching  11  passes  for  106  yards  and  two  scores.  Bowdoin  was  led  by  Zach  Don- narumma’s  95  rushing  yards,  while  Joey  Cleary  had  15  tackles  and  Grif- ¿Q &DUGHZ SRVWHG LQFOXGLQJ D safety.    The  Panthers  took  the  opening  kickoff  and  marched  71  yards  in  nine  plays  for  the  early  lead.  They  capped  the  drive  with  a  Foote  eight-Âyard  pass  to  Sadik-ÂKhan  crossing  over  the  middle.    A  few  possessions  lat- er,  Bowdoin’s  Andrew  Murowchick  dropped  a  49-Âyard  punt  on  the  Mid- dlebury  1,  and  Cardew  tackled  Matt  Rea  in  the  end  zone  on  the  next  play  to  trim  the  Panther  lead  to  7-Â2.  Bowdoin  took  the  ensuing  free  kick  and  compiled  its  longest  drive  of  the  day  —  14  plays  and  55  yards  —  but  had  to  settle  for  a  Murow- FKLFN ÂżHOG JRDO ZLWK WR JR LQ the  half  that  made  it  7-Â5.  The  Panthers  quickly  pushed  the  lead  back  to  14-Â5  as  Foote  ended  a  nine-Âplay,  68-Âyard  drive  with  a  screen  pass  to  Joey  Zelkowitz,  who  sliced  through  the  Bowdoin  defense  WR SD\GLUW DW Bowdoin  twice  intercepted  Foote  in  the  second  quarter,  but  couldn’t  convert  on  either  turnover.  The  Po- lar  Bears  looked  to  cut  into  the  lead  later  in  the  half  as  they  advanced  to  (See  Panthers,  Page  3B)
Sports BRIEFS
0LOO 5LYHU JLUOV WRS 7LJHUV UHDFK EAST  CLARENDON  —  Host  Mill  River  defeated  the  Middle- bury  Union  High  School  girls’  soc- cer  team  on  Monday,  4-Â1,  to  remain  undefeated.  MRU  leads  Division  II  with  a  6-Â0  record. 058 VFRUHG ÂżUVW ZKHQ WKH 7LJHUV accidentally  knocked  the  ball  into  their  own  goal  on  a  corner  kick,  and  made  it  2-Â0  on  a  Megan  Fox  score. Sara  Boe  scored  for  MUHS  to  make  it  2-Â1,  but  MRU’s  Ella  Bankert  VFRUHG WKH JDPHÂśV ÂżQDO WZR JRDOV The  2-Â3  Tigers  were  set  to  host  Rice  on  Wednesday,  and  will  host  Mount  Abraham  at  10  a.m.  on  Sat- urday. Â
2WWHU ÂżHOG KRFNH\ EODQNV )DLU +DYHQ FAIR  HAVEN  —  The  Otter  Val- OH\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG KRFNH\ team  knocked  off  host  Fair  Haven  on  Monday,  4-Â0,  to  improve  to  6-Â1.  As  of  Tuesday  morning,  that  mark  was  good  for  second  place  in  Division  II  behind  Rice  (4-Â0-Â2).  The  Otters  were  set  to  visit  Rutland  on  Wednesday  af- ter  the  deadline  for  this  edition  of  the  Independent. Jenna  Elliot  and  Kylee  Bissette  scored  two  goals  apiece  to  spark  the  29 DWWDFN (OOLRWÂśV ÂżUVW JRDO JDYH OV  a  1-Â0  lead  early  in  the  game,  and  %LVVHWWH VFRUHG WZLFH LQ WKH ÂżUVW IRXU minutes  of  the  second  half  to  make  it  3-Â0.  Brittany  Bushey  and  Maia  Ed- munds  set  up  her  scores.  Elliot  iced  the  win  late  in  the  game. OV  goalie  Myliah  McDonough  PDGH WKUHH VDYHV IRU KHU ÂżIWK VKXW- out  of  the  fall,  and  goalie  Jenna  Al- exander  made  three  saves  for  the  1-Â5  Slaters.